Below are two stories, one from Los Angeles Times‘ horse racing writer John Cherwa, about the recent approval of racing dates for Pleasanton racetrack in northern California. Santa Anita racetrack management had opposed the awarding of dates to the track. Pleasanton does not have a turf course but Santa Anita management believes racing dates there will take away horses from an already small horse population.
More from Canadian Thoroughbred:
The 129-day Woodbine meeting begins this weekend with a couple of good stakes races and a ceremony for the community garden.
Derby and Oaks horses were out and about at Churchill Downs on April 24, including a stamina-type work for Forever Young.
The Vancouver track introduces Friday night racing and lower takeouts on wagers as it gets set to start a new Thoroughbred season.
Trainer Danny Vella, jockey Richard Grubb and horses Starship Jubilee and Channel Maker make up the class of 2024.
